A lot of computer whizs & hackers are stoners how is this surprising?
I mean so much so that the FBI is having a hard time hiring computer/hacking experts because you can't have smoked weed within the last three years of applying.
Comey: FBI ‘Grappling’ With Hiring Policy Concerning Marijuana
It's also not surprising that this dude is still using AOL. People in his age range are generally not too computer savvy and he's probably just stuck with the same email some intern made for him in the 90s. That said he shouldn't have been discussing shit like that over a personal email of course.
The kid also didn't technically hack his email as so much as acquired information by various means that allowed him to reset and change dude's password on his personal email. That's definitely a security breach but not hacking.
Either way the leaks have been a pretty interesting read and John Brennan can fuck right on off into the sunset.